3D, 1 million:1 contrast ratio Samsung HD TV

Coming to store shelves this year, but at what cost?

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Anyone with an HD TV will tell you that when the set is left on without a video signal being pumped into it, the screen isn't black, but looks almost grey from the glow created by its backlighting. Now, in an attempt to make blacks much darker and whites nice and bright, companies are investing huge amounts of cash to create the very best contrast ratio possible.

The HD TV is 3D-ready and will allow viewers to watch 3D games or movies with the help of special glasses, which will be bundled with the set.

Samsung originally announced the set back in January at CES. It released more details today, as well as offering a few hints on when consumers can expect to see it in stores. The plasma should hit US shelves by the end of the year - with European shores following sometime in 2009 - for an undisclosed price.